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OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh gave them leaders[fn] to save them from the raiders.
2:16 Traditionally called ‘judges’ in most English translations, but that modern term doesn’t fit their various functions in this account at all well. (‘Leaders’ isn’t perfect either but it’s generic enough to cover most of their roles.)
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַיָּ֥קֶם יְהוָ֖ה שֹֽׁפְטִ֑ים
and,raised_up YHWH judges
The author is speaking as if Yahweh had literally raised up these judges, that is, as if Yahweh had lifted them up to a high place. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yahweh provided judges”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִיַּ֖ד שֹׁסֵיהֶֽם
from,power plundered,them
Here, hand represents the power of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from the plunderers who had been too strong for them to resist”
2:10-19 Joshua was dead, the new generation had not experienced God’s saving power, and the Canaanites continued to live in the land. What resulted was the cycle of rebellion and partial restoration. This section introduces that cycle, which the body of the book exemplifies.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh gave them leaders[fn] to save them from the raiders.
2:16 Traditionally called ‘judges’ in most English translations, but that modern term doesn’t fit their various functions in this account at all well. (‘Leaders’ isn’t perfect either but it’s generic enough to cover most of their roles.)
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.